AQW 22060/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 08/09/2021
Answered On Date: 14/09/2021
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs pursuant to AQW 17250/17-22 and further to the condition of sale, for an update on the efforts his Department is making to ensure Portavoe continues as part the departmental Public Angling Estate.

Answer:

My officials have been working with Departmental Solicitors Office seeking legal advice on this matter.

In addition, officials are also continuing to engage with the new owner, who has confirmed that he wishes the site to remain private and not open or accessible to the public.

Further engagement is required in seeking a resolution. In the meantime, permit holders have been advised, via the NI Direct website, that the site will remain closed to the public for the foreseeable future.